Germans and the Jews

John Rosenthal, writing in World Politics Watch, debunks a recent study from Germany's prestigious Bertelsmann Foundation claiming that German antisemitism is on the decline. The picture he paints is a disturbing one, "secondary" antisemitism, provoked by apparent German popular resentment against the burden they feel they have been forced to bear or the Holocaust. A backlash, if you will, or as Rosenthal puts it,

...a resentment of Jews not in spite of the Holocaust, but rather precisely because of it.

This is a very worthwhile read for those who wish to know more about the reality of Germany today. Rosenthal marshalls plenty of data to make his case.

John Rosenthal, writing in World Politics Watch, debunks a recent study from Germany's prestigious Bertelsmann Foundation claiming that German antisemitism is on the decline. The picture he paints is a disturbing one, "secondary" antisemitism, provoked by apparent German popular resentment against the burden they feel they have been forced to bear or the Holocaust. A backlash, if you will, or as Rosenthal puts it,

...a resentment of Jews not in spite of the Holocaust, but rather precisely because of it.

This is a very worthwhile read for those who wish to know more about the reality of Germany today. Rosenthal marshalls plenty of data to make his case.